The Galle Magistrate’s Court has remanded several foreign nationals arrested in connection with an alleged organised computer crime network.
The suspects were produced before court today (May 12) following investigations carried out by multiple police units.
The court ordered that nine suspects arrested by the Galle Harbour Police be remanded until May 19, while 55 suspects arrested in Dodanduwa within the Hikkaduwa Police Division were remanded until May 20.
Meanwhile, the remaining suspects produced by the Galle Police were released on personal bail by court order.
According to Police, the arrests were made during separate operations, with 55 suspects taken into custody from Dodanduwa, 110 from areas within the Galle Police Division, and 23 from the Galle Harbour Police Division.
The suspects were produced before Galle Chief Magistrate Sameera Dodangoda and Additional Magistrate Maheshika Wijesinghe during separate court proceedings.
Police stated that investigations into the alleged cybercrime network are ongoing.